Originally Posted by
punchy1
Aha. i haven't thought of that, or even knew it was possible. My ignorance to how titles work. I figured any title they could use would have a VIN on it. As mine did. I didn't think you could just use any VIN you wanted. And, I am not familiar with Texas titles at all. I've only seen Louisiana and California. And, it's been awhile since I've seen a Louisiana one. Well, hell, I may have a '57. I will know as soon as i get off my butt to check that frame. All this being said, If we want to be extremely cynical, we could say they changed the frame as well. Ha, just joking. Thanks for the info.
January 2004, I bought a 1962 Studebaker GT Hawk in NY off ebay. The title was a little scrap of paper, not what I'm used to in CA.
Didn't bother with the DMV, because who needs to stand in long lines with some smelly peeps that don't know what soap is for, prolly wouldn't know how to use it...if they did.
So I went to the SoCal AutoClub office in Whittier. When it was my turn, I was horrified to see that the same dumb cluck that waited on me before, was gonna wait on me again. But this time, I was prepared.
I handed her the title, she said this isn't a title, you'll have to get the correct title from the NY seller.
I told her, take yout mitts, reach under the counter, get that book out that shows facsimilies of every title used worldwide, look in the NY section.
And there it was, an
exact facsimile of the same title I had. 10 minutes later, waltzed oughtta there with my CA plates and registration.
Four months before, I'd registered a 1963 Galaxie I'd bought in TX. The same scenario occurred with the same dumb cluck. I asked for a second opinion, another person told the dumb cluck to look in the book that shows all the titles.
Whittier office has now moved to a new location, dumb cluck is his-tor-ee!